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“Fraidy-Cat” Shame
The summer I was eight, my Mother decided I needed swimming lessons since I could not swim at all and had a fear of trying. There was one lady in town that gave lessons in the lake behind her house on Willow Beach Road. She was a very stern instructor and was a very...
Giving Your Time
There was a Jewish man that was living a financially successful life. He wrote a popular sports column and also wrote books about sports figures. One day he was doing a book signing and saw a Jewish Rabbi at the end of the line. When he got to the end, the writer...
Just Breathe
I've always been a runner; I love it. The length of my run is dependent upon the rhythm of my breathing, and if I'm not breathing correctly, then I'm likely not going to get very far. Running is therapeutic for me because I am so focused on my next breath that this...
That doesn’t make any sense.
I am a math teacher for high school students, and I recently went to a training for ACT preparation. I went to a session that was all about high-performing math students’ thought processes and the patterns they used to solve problems. A huge pattern in high-achieving...
Feeling Like Christmas
My heart hurts when I hear, "It just doesn't feel like Christmas." I get it; honestly, I do! But then again, I have to ask, "really?" How can that be? What does Christmas "feel" like anyway? The Christmas season, as celebrated by our culture, can be challenging. The...
Rest
It is 2:00 AM, and the house is quiet; everyone is asleep except me. This has been an ongoing theme for the last six months. I was running on three to four hours of sleep each night. I was mentally and physically exhausted and ready to drop. I have been coming out of...
Tug of War
I would like to paint a mental picture for you. Are you ready? If you can, for a moment, imagine you are about to begin a game of tug of war. Now in your mind, look down at your feet; you see one end of a rope. You reach down to pick it up and begin to pull on it,...
Lights at Christmas
“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.“ ~ Matthew 5:16 Don't you just love lights? I know I sure do. I love the way a soft light at night in a few rooms throughout the house lights the pathway in the...
Demolition
I can't believe that one week from today is Thanksgiving. The last ten weeks have been a complete blur. On September 8th, we discovered a major leak between the two bathroom walls at our home that required tearing out both bathrooms. I have never lived in a house...
Be Healed by Serving Others
My husband had moved to heaven about six months, and I was stuck deep in grief. I missed him so much. We were experiencing so many of the first without him, first birthday, first Thanksgiving, first Christmas… I told myself if I could get through the first year, I...
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